Seat-lock



(ModeL) P. P. MONFORT.

SEAT LOGK.

No. 274,809. Patented Mar.Z7,1883.

INVENTOR BY W W h 7 ATTORNEYS.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANKPaMONFORT, OF OSKALOOSA, IOWA.

S EAT- LO C K.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 274,809, dated March27, 1883.

Application filed November 4, 1882. (Model) To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK POWERS MON- FORT, of Oskaloosa, in the countyof Mahaska and State of Iowa, have invented a new and usefulImprovement. in Fastenings for Vehicle- Seats, of which the following isa full, clear, and exact description.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a sectional side elevation of a wagon body and seat to whichmy improvement has been applied, the improvement being shown in sideelevation and with part broken away. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the lowerpart of the same. Fig. 3 is a sectional rear elevation of the same.

The object of this invention is to provide fasteuingsforvehicle-seatsconstructed in such a manner that they will hold the seatsecurely. can be readily unfastened, and will fasten themselvesautomatically when the seat is arranged in place. a

The invention consists in a seat-fastening constructed with two socketshaving inclined ends, and provided with a guidearm formed upon onesocket to entera guard-socket formed in the other socket, and two hookshinged in the ends of the upper socket to engage with shoulders on theinner faces of the ends of the lower socket, so that When the saidfastening is attached to the seat-riser and the vehiclebody the seatwill be held securely in place and can be readily attached and detached,as will be hereinafter fully described.

Arepresentsa wagon-body; B, the seat, and C the seat-riser.

D and E are long and narrow sockets, attached respectively to the innerside of the riser O and the side-board of the wagon-body A. The socketsD E are made with their ends inclining inward and downward, and withflanges D E upon their ends to receive the screwsforfastening theminplace. Thesocket E is placed directly beneath the socket D, and is madeso much shorter than the said socket D that the upper edge of the saidsocketE will be a little shorter than the lower edge of the said socketD, as shown in Fig. 1.

In the center of the interior of the socket D is formed a guide-arm, E,which projects below the lower edge of the said socket D, so as to entera guard-socket, G, formed in the center of the socket E, to hold theseat from sliding upon the wagon-body.

In the upper end parts of the socket D are hinged, by screws, rivets, orother suitable means the upper ends of two hooks, H, the lower parts ofthe outer edges of which are recessed to receive and fit upon shouldersa, secured to the inner faces of the ends of the socket E, to hold theseat B from rising, the inclination of the ends of the two sockets D Ecausing ,the hooks H to be held in place by their own weight. With thisconstruction the seat cannot rise while the hooks H are in place, andany jar that would disengage one of the said hooks will hold the othermore securely in place.

In removing the seat the lower ends of the hooks H are drawn toward eachother by hand, which releases the seat and allows it to be raised.

When the seatis arranged in place upon the vehicle-body the hooks Elengage with the ends of the socket E and fasten the seat in placeautomatically.

I am aware that pivoted hooks or catches engaging with correspondingrecesses in a hasp, in connection with a sliding bolt for holding thehooks in engagement with the recesses in the basp have heretofore beenemployed for securing seats to the bodies of vehicles; and I thereforelay no claim, broadly, to such invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with the socket D, secured to the seat-riser andhaving inclined end flanges D, and socket E, shorter than the socket D,and secured to the body and provided with the inclined end flanges E, ofthe inclined pivoted hooks H, substantially as described, and for thepurpose set forth.

2. The combination of the seat-riser 0, body A, socket D, provided withthe inclined end flanges D and pivoted hooks H, socket E, provided withinclined end flanges E, having shoulders to, arm F, and socket G,substantially as shown and described.

FRANK POWERS MONFORT.

Witnesses:

J. O. WILLIAMS, A. E. PAINTER.

